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Chinese woman dies in elevator with power improperly cut off Chinese woman dies in elevator with power improperly cut off
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BEIJING — Local Chinese authorities say they have detained an elevator maintenance crew after a woman was found dead inside an elevator that had its power improperly cut off 30 days earlier. BEIJING — The discovery of a woman’s corpse in an elevator in the Chinese city of Xi’an has led to the detention of an elevator maintenance crew who improperly cut off power to the elevator a month ago without checking if anyone was inside
The Gaoling district government in the northwestern city of Xi’an said two maintenance workers turned off the power source on Jan. 30 in a residential building after they were called to check on a glitch but that they failed to check if anyone was inside the elevator. In a statement posted Saturday, the Gaoling district government said two maintenance workers turned off the power source on Jan. 30 to the elevator in a residential building after they were called to check on a glitch.
The district says the maintenance crew found a female corpse there on March 1 when they returned for repairs. When a crew returned a month later, on March 1, for repairs, they found a female corpse there, the government said.
It says the woman was a resident who was living by herself. The woman was identified as a 43-year-old resident who was living by herself. Police ruled out any foul play but concluded her death was caused by the gross negligence on the part of the maintenance crew in a case of involuntary manslaughter, the government said.
The local district says her death was caused by negligence in a case of involuntary manslaughter. China has poor records on workplace safety where proper safety procedures and practices are routinely ignored.
In July, a Chinese woman was killed when she was swallowed by a mall escalator when a metal platform on top of the escalator suddenly caved in. She was holding her two-year-old son then but tossed the child to safety when she fell into the crevice.
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